Food & Cooking Recipes Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes Pernod-Bourbon Spritz Be the first to rate & review! By Shira Bocar Shira Bocar Shira is a New York City-based editor and former food and entertainment editor for MarthaStewart.com. Shira has nearly two decades of experience in publishing, with culinary expertise acquired from the Culinary Institute of Education. Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 4, 2019 Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: Lennart Weibull Total Time: 5 mins Servings: 1 Yield: 1 Serves An aperitif like this Pernod-Bourbon Spritz (pictured on the right) helps to stimulate the appetite, just the thing for before a celebratory feast like Thanksgiving. The two powerful ingredients, anise-flavored Pernod and caramely bourbon, are tempered by the addition of club soda and plenty of ice. A few drops of Angostura bitters brings it all together. Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients Ice ½ ounce Pernod liqueur ½ ounce Bourbon whiskey 2 to 3 dashes Angostura bitters 3 ounces club soda, chilled Lemon twist, for serving Directions Place 1 large ice cube in a rocks glass or fill halfway with ice. Add Pernod, bourbon, bitters, and soda. Stir once and garnish with lemon twist; serve immediately. Cook's Notes Pernod is a French anise-flavored liqueur that shares similar flavor characteristics to Absinthe since it was invented as its legal substitute. Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, November 2019 Rate It PRINT